Fielding aid accessory to secure on a forearm of a player to ensure optimal arm position

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a fielding aid accessory to secure on a forearm of a player to ensure optimal arm position. In one embodiment, a fielding aid accessory includes a rectangular arcuate panel, a first loop strap, a first hook strap, a second extension strap, and a retaining element. The first loop strap and the first hook strap are anchored at a center of a first side of the rectangular arcuate panel to wrappably attach and secure the fielding aid accessory onto a forearm of an athlete. The second extension strap is anchored on a second side of a top of the rectangular arcuate panel to extend over and through a center opening of a fielding glove to securely affix the fielding glove to the rectangular arcuate panel. The retaining element is anchored at a bottom side of the rectangular arcuate panel to enable the athlete to securely position the fingers of the athlete.

CLAIM OF PRIORITY

This application is a Continuation-In-Part application of and claimspriority to, and incorporates herein by reference the entirespecification of the U.S. Utility application Ser. No. 15/356,554 titledBASEBALL OR SOFTBALL FIELDING AID ACCESSORY, filed on Nov. 19, 2016.

FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY

This disclosure relates generally to a sports accessory and, moreparticularly, to a method, and/or an apparatus of a fielding aidaccessory to secure on a forearm of a player to ensure optimal armposition.

BACKGROUND

A field game (e.g., baseball, softball, cricket) may be a team sport inwhich two opposing teams compete with each other in a confined physicalarea. The field game might consist of two teams, with each team rotatingbetween a batting side and a fielding side. The batting side may use abat to hit a ball to score runs. The fielding side may need to catch theball while playing the field game to prevent runs from being scored.

The players (e.g., shortstop) of fielding team may wear a fielding glove(e.g., baseball glove, a softball glove, a mitt) while fielding and/orcatching the ball. The fielding glove may be a covering for a hand wornfor protection against injury, cold, and/or dirt. The fielding glove mayhave separate parts for each finger and a thumb. Training players toproperly use the fielding glove may require observation, repetition,and/or coaching. It may be expensive and impractical to watch each timea player attempts to catch the ball using the fielding glove. Even whenthe player is coached in proper use of the fielding glove, properpositioning of an arm and/or hand may be a skill that a player may needto develop on their own because it may involve human biomechanics of armand hand coordination. A team that has poor fielding capability willoften give away runs in a game because of fielding errors. The loss ofthese runs caused by errors might make the difference between losing andwinning a game.

SUMMARY

Disclosed are a method, and/or an apparatus of a fielding aid accessoryto secure on a forearm of a player to ensure optimal arm position.

In one aspect, a fielding aid accessory includes a rectangular arcuatepanel, a first loop strap, a first hook strap, a second extension strap,and a retaining element. The rectangular arcuate panel is made of arigid membrane. The first loop strap and the first hook strap areanchored at a center of a first side of the rectangular arcuate panel.The first hook strap wrappably attaches with the first loop strap tosecure the fielding aid accessory onto a forearm of an athlete. Thesecond extension strap is anchored on a second side of a top of therectangular arcuate panel.

In addition, the second extension strap extends over and through acenter opening of a fielding glove to securely affix the fielding gloveto the rectangular arcuate panel. The second extension strap wrapsaround a wrist strap of the fielding glove. A hook fastener of thesecond extension strap secures a loop fastener positioned on an interiorbody of the rectangular arcuate panel. The retaining element is anchoredat a bottom side of the rectangular arcuate panel to enable the athleteto securely position the fingers of the athlete. The retaining elementencompasses the fingers of the hand when the fielding glove is securelyaffixed to the rectangular arcuate panel.

The fielding aid accessory may hold the fielding aid accessory in afront-facing angle to enable a mitt section of the fielding glove toencompass a ball object. The fielding glove may be extended open throughextension of fingers of a hand of the athlete when the ball object isthrown to the athlete. The fielding aid accessory may ensure anappropriate fielding posture of the athlete wearing the fielding aidaccessory. The athlete wearing the fielding aid accessory may hold thefielding aid accessory in the front-facing angle of the mitt section ofthe fielding glove when the ball object is thrown to the athlete.

Further, the fielding aid accessory may restrain the fielding glove fromcontracting. The fielding glove may remain open through extension offingers to create more room for the ball object to be captured by theathlete in the mitt section of the fielding glove when the ball objectis thrown to the athlete. The rectangular arcuate panel of the fieldingaid accessory may be designed to hold the fielding glove in a properglove presentation to appropriately field the ball object. The firststrap is a hook and/or a loop fastener. The second extension strap maybe a hook and/or loop fasteners. The retaining element may be an elasticcord.

In another aspect, a fielding aid equipment includes a rigid rectangularcenter segment, a first loop extension, a first hook extension, and aretaining element. The rigid rectangular center segment is enfolded by aprotective membrane. The first loop extension and the first hookextension are anchored at a center of a first side of the rigidrectangular center segment. A hook fastener of the first hook extensionis positioned at a bottom side of the rigid rectangular center segmentto wrappably attach with the first loop extension.

In addition, the hook fastener of the first hook extension attaches withthe first loop extension to secure the fielding aid equipment directlyonto a forearm of an athlete. The retaining element is anchored at thebottom side of the rigid rectangular center segment. The retainingelement has a space to allow the athlete to securely position thefingers of a hand by encompassing the fingers inside the retainingelement.

The fielding aid equipment may hold the fielding aid equipment in afront-facing angle to enable a palm section of the athlete to encompassa ball object. The palm section may be extended open through extensionof fingers of the hand of the athlete when the ball object is thrown tothe athlete. The fielding aid equipment may ensure an appropriatefielding posture of the athlete wearing the fielding aid equipment. Theathlete wearing the fielding aid equipment may hold the fielding aidequipment in the front-facing angle of the palm section of the hand whenthe ball object is thrown to the athlete.

The fielding aid equipment may restrain the palm section fromcontracting. The palm section may remain open through extension offingers to create more room for the ball object to be captured by theathlete in the palm section when the ball object is thrown to theathlete. The rigid rectangular center segment of the fielding aidequipment may be designed to position the forearm at an optimum angle toefficiently field the ball object. The fielding aid equipment mayenforce the wrist and the palm section of the forearm in an open stateto enable appropriate fielding of the ball object.

In a further aspect, a method of wearing a fielding aid accessory tosecurely affix a fielding glove on a forearm of an athlete includepositioning the fingers of the athlete through a space of a retainingelement of the fielding aid accessory. The method of wearing thefielding aid accessory to securely affix the fielding glove on theforearm of the athlete include extending the second extension strapthrough the center opening of the fielding glove. The method of wearingthe fielding aid accessory to securely affix the fielding glove on theforearm of the athlete include fastening a second hook strap of thesecond extension strap to a second loop strap of the rectangular arcuatepanel.

In addition, the second hook strap and the second loop strap wrapsaround a wrist strap of the fielding glove to secure the fielding glovewith the fielding aid accessory. The method of wearing the fielding aidaccessory to securely affix the fielding glove on the forearm of theathlete include fastening a first hook strap to wrappably attach withthe first loop strap to secure the fielding aid accessory on the forearmof the athlete. The method of the fielding aid accessory may furtherinclude creating a muscle memory in the forearm of the athlete byrestraining the fielding glove from contracting.

The methods and systems disclosed herein may be implemented in any meansfor achieving various aspects, and may be executed in a form of anon-transitory machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructionsthat, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform any ofthe operations disclosed herein. Other features will be apparent fromthe accompanying drawings and from the detailed description thatfollows.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The embodiments of this invention are illustrated by way of example andnot limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in whichlike references indicate similar elements and in which:

FIG. 1A is a top perspective view of a fielding aid accessoryillustrating a first loop strap, a first hook strap and a secondextension strap of a rectangular arcuate panel for securing therectangular arcuate panel onto a forearm of an athlete to securely affixa fielding glove, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 1B is a side view of the fielding aid accessory of FIG. 1Aillustrating an optimum angle of the rectangular arcuate panel forproper positioning of hand to field the ball object, according to one ormore embodiments.

FIG. 2A is a functional view of the fielding aid accessory of FIG. 1Asecured onto the forearm of the athlete to enable the retaining elementof the rectangular arcuate panel for insertion of fingers, according toone or more embodiments.

FIG. 2B is another functional view of the fielding aid accessory of FIG.1A secured onto the forearm of the athlete to position the athlete'shand aligned with the optimum angle of the rectangular arcuate panel,according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 3A is a functional view of the fielding aid accessory of FIG. 1Asecured onto the forearm of the athlete to securely affix a fieldingglove, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 3B is another functional view of the fielding aid accessory of FIG.1A illustrating the second extension strap of the rectangular arcuatepanel to secure the fielding glove with the rectangular arcuate panel,according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 4 is an operation view of the fielding aid accessory of FIG. 1Aillustrating a sequential procedure of wearing the fielding aidaccessory onto the forearm of the athlete to securely affix the fieldingglove, according to one embodiment, according to one or moreembodiments.

FIG. 5A is an application view of the fielding aid accessory of FIG. 1Asecured onto the forearm and the fielding glove of the athlete to fieldthe ground ball, according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 5B is another application view of the fielding aid accessory ofFIG. 1A secured onto the forearm and the fielding glove of the athleteto field the backhand ball, according to one or more embodiments.

Other features of the present embodiments will be apparent from theaccompanying drawings and from the detailed description that follows.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Example embodiments, as described below, may be used to provide amethod, and/or an apparatus of a fielding aid accessory to secure on aforearm of a player to ensure optimal arm position.

In one embodiment, a fielding aid accessory 100 includes a rectangulararcuate panel 102, a first loop strap 104A, a first hook strap 104B, asecond extension strap 106, and a retaining element 108. The rectangulararcuate panel 102 is made of a rigid membrane. The first loop strap 104Aand the first hook strap 104B are anchored at a center of a first sideof the rectangular arcuate panel 102. The first hook strap 104Bwrappably attaches with the first loop strap 104A to secure the fieldingaid accessory 100 onto a forearm 200 of an athlete 500. The secondextension strap 106 is anchored on a second side of a top of therectangular arcuate panel 102.

In addition, the second extension strap 106 extends over and through acenter opening 304 of a fielding glove 300 to securely affix thefielding glove 300 to the rectangular arcuate panel 102. The secondextension strap 106 wraps around a wrist strap 306 of the fielding glove300. A hook fastener 106A of the second extension strap 106 secures aloop fastener 106B positioned on an interior body of the rectangulararcuate panel 102. The retaining element 108 is anchored at a bottomside of the rectangular arcuate panel 102 to enable the athlete tosecurely position the fingers of the athlete 500. The retaining element108 encompasses the fingers of the hand when the fielding glove 300 issecurely affixed to the rectangular arcuate panel 102, according to oneembodiment.

The fielding aid accessory 100 may hold the fielding aid accessory 100in a front-facing angle to enable a mitt section 302 of the fieldingglove 500 to encompass a ball object 502. The fielding glove 300 may beextended open through extension of fingers of a hand of the athlete 500when the ball object 502 is thrown to the athlete 500. The fielding aidaccessory 100 may ensure an appropriate fielding posture of the athlete500 wearing the fielding aid accessory 100. The athlete 500 wearing thefielding aid accessory 100 may hold the fielding aid accessory 100 inthe front-facing angle of the mitt section 302 of the fielding glove 300when the ball object 502 is thrown to the athlete 500, according to oneembodiment.

Further, the fielding aid accessory 100 may restrain the fielding glove300 from contracting. The fielding glove 300 may remain open throughextension of fingers to create more room for the ball object 502 to becaptured by the athlete 500 in the mitt section 302 of the fieldingglove 300 when the ball object 502 is thrown to the athlete 500,according to one embodiment.

The rectangular arcuate panel 102 of the fielding aid accessory 100 maybe designed to hold the fielding glove 300 in a proper glovepresentation to appropriately field the ball object 502. The first strapand is a hook (e.g., first hook strap 104B)) and/or a loop (e.g., firstloop strap 104A) fastener. The second extension strap 106 may be a hook(e.g., first loop strap 104A) and/or loop (e.g., loop fastener 106B)fasteners. The retaining element 108 may be an elastic cord, accordingto one embodiment.

In another embodiment, a fielding aid equipment (e.g., fielding aidaccessory 100) includes a rigid rectangular center segment (e.g.,rectangular arcuate panel 102), a first loop extension (e.g., first loopstrap 104A), a first hook extension (e.g., first hook strap 104B), and aretaining element 108. The rigid rectangular center segment (e.g.,rectangular arcuate panel 102) is enfolded by a protective membrane.

The first loop extension (e.g., first loop strap 104A) and the firsthook extension (e.g., first hook strap 104B) are anchored at a center ofa first side of the rigid rectangular center segment (e.g., rectangulararcuate panel 102). A hook fastener of the first hook extension (e.g.,first hook strap 104B) is positioned at a bottom side of the rigidrectangular center segment (e.g., rectangular arcuate panel 102) towrappably attach with the first loop extension (e.g., first loop strap104A).

In addition, the hook fastener of the first hook extension (e.g., firsthook strap 104B) attaches with the first loop extension (e.g., firstloop strap 104A) to secure the fielding aid equipment (e.g., fieldingaid accessory 100) directly onto a forearm 200 of an athlete 500. Theretaining element 108 is anchored at the bottom side of the rigidrectangular center segment (e.g., rectangular arcuate panel 102). Theretaining element 108 has a space to allow the athlete 500 to securelyposition the fingers of a hand by encompassing the fingers inside theretaining element 108, according to one embodiment.

The fielding aid equipment (e.g., fielding aid accessory 100) may holdthe fielding aid equipment (e.g., fielding aid accessory 100) in afront-facing angle to enable a palm section 202 of the athlete 500 toencompass a ball object 502. The palm section 202 may be extended openthrough extension of fingers of the hand of the athlete 500 when theball object 502 is thrown to the athlete 500, according to oneembodiment.

The fielding aid equipment (e.g., fielding aid accessory 100) may ensurean appropriate fielding posture of the athlete 500 wearing the fieldingaid equipment (e.g., fielding aid accessory 100). The athlete 500wearing the fielding aid equipment (e.g., fielding aid accessory 100)may hold the fielding aid equipment (e.g., fielding aid accessory 100)in the front-facing angle of the palm section 202 of the hand when theball object 502 is thrown to the athlete 500, according to oneembodiment.

The fielding aid equipment (e.g., fielding aid accessory 100) mayrestrain the palm section 202 from contracting. The palm section 202 mayremain open through extension of fingers to create more room for theball object 502 to be captured by the athlete 500 in the palm section202 when the ball object 502 is thrown to the athlete 500, according toone embodiment.

The rigid rectangular center segment (e.g., rectangular arcuate panel102) of the fielding aid equipment (e.g., fielding aid accessory 100)may be designed to position the forearm 200 at an optimum angle 110 toefficiently field the ball object 502. The fielding aid equipment (e.g.,fielding aid accessory 100) may enforce the wrist and the palm section202 of the forearm 200 in an open state to enable appropriate fieldingof the ball object 502, according to one embodiment.

In a further embodiment, a method of wearing a fielding aid accessory100 to securely affix a fielding glove 300 on a forearm 200 of anathlete 500 include positioning the fingers of the athlete 500 through aspace of a retaining element 108 of the fielding aid accessory 100. Themethod of wearing the fielding aid accessory 100 to securely affix thefielding glove 300 on the forearm 200 of the athlete 500 includeextending the second extension strap 106 through the center opening 304of the fielding glove 300. The method of wearing the fielding aidaccessory 100 to securely affix the fielding glove 300 on the forearm200 of the athlete 500 include fastening a second hook strap (e.g., hookfastener 106A) of the second extension strap 106 to a second loop strap(e.g., loop fastener 106B) of the rectangular arcuate panel 102.

In addition, the second hook strap (e.g., hook fastener 106A) and thesecond loop strap (e.g., loop fastener 106B) wraps around a wrist strap306 of the fielding glove 300 to secure the fielding glove 300 with thefielding aid accessory 100. The method of wearing the fielding aidaccessory 100 to securely affix the fielding glove 300 on the forearm200 of the athlete 500 include fastening a first hook strap 104A towrappably attach with the first loop strap 104B to secure the fieldingaid accessory 100 on the forearm 200 of the athlete 500. The method ofthe fielding aid accessory 100 may further include creating a musclememory in the forearm 200 of the athlete 500 by restraining the fieldingglove 300 from contracting, according to one embodiment.

FIG. 1A is a top perspective view 150A of a fielding aid accessory 100illustrating a first loop strap 104A, a first hook strap 104B and asecond extension strap 106 of a rectangular arcuate panel 102 forsecuring the rectangular arcuate panel 102 onto a forearm 200 of anathlete 500 to securely affix a fielding glove 300, according to oneembodiment. Particularly, FIG. 1A illustrates a fielding aid accessory100, a rectangular arcuate panel 102, a first loop strap 104A, a firsthook strap 104B, a second extension strap 106, a hook fastener 106A, aloop fastener 106B and a retaining element 108, according to oneembodiment.

The fielding aid accessory 100 may be a training apparatus for theathlete 500 to help learning an appropriate body posture to efficientlyfield the ball object 502. The fielding aid accessory 100 may be securedonto the forearm 200 of the athlete 500. The fielding aid accessory 100may enable the athlete wearing the fielding aid accessory 100 tobiomechanically understand the ideal body position to efficiently fieldthe ball object. The fielding aid accessory 100 may enable the athlete500 to use proper hand, glove and/or wrist position to field the ballobject 502. The fielding aid accessory 100 may help the athlete 500 toimprove the timing and footwork to field the ball object 502. Further,the fielding aid accessory 100 may create a muscle memory in the forearm200 of the athlete 500 to consistently be in the appropriate fieldingposition to field the ball object 502, according to one embodiment.

In another embodiment, the fielding aid accessory 100 may be securedonto the forearm 200 of the athlete 500 to efficiently field the ballobject 502 (e.g., racquetball ball, tennis ball, cricket ball etc.). Thefielding aid accessory 100 may enable the athlete 500 to hold thefielding aid accessory 100 in a front-facing angle. The fielding aidaccessory 100 in the front-facing angle may enable the athlete 500 toencompass the ball object 502 in a palm section 202 of the hand. Thefielding aid accessory 100 may restrain the hand of the athlete 500 fromcontracting. The fielding aid accessory 100 may enable to hit the ballobject 502 on the same spot (e.g., palm section 202 of hand) every timeto make the transfer process quicker and easier.

In a further embodiment, the fielding aid accessory 100 secured onto theforearm 200 of the athlete 500 may be securely affixed with the fieldingglove 300. The fielding aid accessory 100 onto the forearm 200 of theathlete 500 securely affixed with the fielding glove 300 may enable theathlete 500 to hold the fielding aid accessory 100 in a front-facingangle. The fielding aid accessory 100 securely affixed with the fieldingglove 300 in the front-facing angle may enable the athlete 500 toencompass the ball object 502 (e.g., softball, baseball etc.) in a mittsection 302 of the fielding glove 300. The fielding aid accessory 100may restrain the fielding glove 300 from contracting. The fielding aidaccessory 100 may enable to hit the ball object 502 on the same spot(e.g., mitt section 302 of fielding glove 300) every time to make thetransfer process quicker and easier.

The fielding aid accessory 100 may include the rectangular arcuate panel102, the first loop strap 104A, the first hook strap 104B, the secondextension strap 106, and the retaining element 108. The rectangulararcuate panel 102 may be a rigid assembly of the fielding aid accessory100 to securely position onto the forearm 200 of the athlete 500. Therectangular arcuate panel 102 may be made of a rigid membrane, accordingto one embodiment.

The rectangular arcuate panel 102 of the fielding aid accessory 100 maybe designed to position the forearm 200 at the optimum angle 110 toefficiently field the ball object 502. The rectangular arcuate panel 102may include the first loop strap 104A and the first hook strap 104Banchored at a center of a first side of the rectangular arcuate panel102 to secure the fielding aid accessory 100 onto the forearm 200 of theathlete 500, according to one embodiment.

In addition, the rectangular arcuate panel 102 may include the secondextension strap 106 anchored on a second side of a top of therectangular arcuate panel 102 to securely affix the fielding glove 300to the rectangular arcuate panel 102. Further, the rectangular arcuatepanel 102 may include the loop fastener 106B positioned on an interiorbody of the rectangular arcuate panel 102 to secure with the hookfastener 106A of the second extension strap 106. The rectangular arcuatepanel 102 may include the retaining element 108 anchored at a bottomside of the rectangular arcuate panel 102 to enable the athlete 500 tosecurely position the fingers to wear the fielding aid accessory 100onto the forearm 200, according to one embodiment.

The first loop strap 104A and the first hook strap 104B may be thefastening components of the fielding aid accessory 100 to secure thefielding aid accessory 100 onto the forearm 200 of the athlete 500. Thefirst loop strap 104A and the first hook strap 104B may be anchored atthe center of the first side of the rectangular arcuate panel 102. Thefirst hook strap 104B may be wrappably attached with the first loopstrap 104A to secure the fielding aid accessory 100 onto the forearm 200of the athlete 500, according to one embodiment.

The second extension strap 106 may be a flexible attachment band toenable the fielding aid accessory 100 to securely affix the fieldingglove 300 with the rectangular arcuate panel 102 of the fielding aidaccessory 100. The second extension strap 106 may be anchored on thesecond side of the top of the rectangular arcuate panel 102. The secondextension strap 106 may extend over and through a center opening 304 ofthe fielding glove 300 to securely affix the fielding glove 300 to therectangular arcuate panel 102. The second extension strap 106 may wraparound a wrist strap 306 of the fielding glove 300 to securely affix thefielding glove 300 to the rectangular arcuate panel 102, according toone embodiment.

The second extension strap 106 may include the hook fastener 106A andthe loop fastener. The hook fastener 106A and the loop fastener 106B maybe the fastening components of the second extension strap 106 to enablethe fielding aid accessory 100 to securely affix the fielding glove 300with the rectangular arcuate panel 102 of the fielding aid accessory100. The hook fastener 106A of the second extension strap 106 may besecured with the loop fastener 106B positioned on the interior body ofthe rectangular arcuate panel 102, according to one embodiment.

The retaining element 108 may be a flexible strap anchored at both theends to enable the athlete 500 to securely position the fingers of theathlete 500. The retaining element 108 may be an elastic cord. Theretaining element 108 may be anchored at the bottom side of therectangular arcuate panel 102. The retaining element 108 may have aspace to enable the athlete 500 to securely position the fingers insidethe retaining element 108. The retaining element 108 may encompass thefingers when the fielding glove 300 is securely affixed to therectangular arcuate panel 102, according to one embodiment.

FIG. 1B is a side view 150B of the fielding aid accessory 100 of FIG. 1Aillustrating an optimum angle 110 of the rectangular arcuate panel 102for proper positioning of hand to field the ball object 502, accordingto one embodiment. Particularly, FIG. 1B illustrates an optimum angle110, according to one embodiment.

The optimum angle 110 may be an inclination of the rectangular arcuatepanel 102 designed to enable proper hand, glove (e.g., fielding glove300) and/or wrist position of the athlete 500 wearing the fielding aidaccessory 100 to efficiently field the ball object 502. The optimumangle 110 of the rectangular arcuate panel 102 may enable to positionthe forearm 200 of the athlete 500 to efficiently field the ball object502. The optimum angle 110 of the rectangular arcuate panel 102 may beapproximately 130 to 140 degrees, according to one embodiment.

FIG. 2A is a functional view 250A of the fielding aid accessory 100 ofFIG. 1A secured onto the forearm 200 of the athlete 500 to enable theretaining element 108 of the rectangular arcuate panel 102 for insertionof fingers, according to one embodiment. Particularly, FIG. 2Aillustrates a forearm 200 and a palm section 202, according to oneembodiment.

The fingers of the hand may be securely positioned inside the retainingelement 108 and first hook strap 104B wrappably attached with the firstloop strap 104A to secure the fielding aid accessory 100 onto theforearm 200 of the athlete 500. The fielding aid accessory 100 may befirmly secured onto the forearm 200 of the athlete 500 to position theforearm 200 at the optimum angle 110 to efficiently field the ballobject 502. The design of the fielding aid accessory 100 may enforce thewrist and the palm section 202 of the forearm 200 in an open state toenable appropriate fielding of the ball object 502, according to oneembodiment.

The palm section 202 may be extended open through extension of fingersof the hand of the athlete 500 to create more room for the ball object502 when the fielding aid accessory 100 secured onto the forearm 200 ofthe athlete 500. The palm section 202 may be restrained from contractingwhen the fielding aid accessory 100 secured onto the forearm 200 of theathlete 500. The athlete 500 wearing the fielding aid accessory 100 mayencompass the ball object 502 in the palm section 202 of the hand. Thefielding aid accessory 100 may enable to hit the ball object 502 on thesame spot (e.g., palm section 202 of hand) every time to make thetransfer process quicker and easier, according to one embodiment.

FIG. 2A shows the fielding aid accessory 100 secured onto the forearm200 of the athlete 500 when the fingers of the athlete 500 are securelypositioned inside the retaining element 108 and the first hook strap104B is wrappably attached with the first loop strap 104A. The fieldingaid accessory 100 is firmly secured onto the forearm 200 of the athlete500 to position the forearm 200 at the optimum angle 110. The palmsection 202 is extended open to create room to efficiently field theball object 502. The optimum angle 110 of the wrist and extended openpalm section 202 enables to hit ball object 502 on the same spot (e.g.,palm section 202 of hand) every time to make the transfer processquicker and easier, according to one embodiment.

FIG. 2B is another functional view 250B of the fielding aid accessory100 of FIG. 1A secured onto the forearm 200 of the athlete 500 toposition the athlete's 500 hand aligned with the optimum angle 110 ofthe rectangular arcuate panel 102, according to one embodiment.

FIG. 2B shows the fielding aid accessory 100 secured onto the forearm200 of the athlete 500 when the fingers of the athlete 500 are securelypositioned inside the retaining element 108 and the first hook strap104B is wrappably attached with the first loop strap 104A. The design ofthe rectangular arcuate panel 102 positions the forearm 200 of theathlete 500 at the optimum angle 110. Further, FIG. 2B shows the hookfastener 106A of the second extension strap 106 is directly secured withthe loop fastener 106B when the athlete 500 is fielding the ball object502 without attaching the fielding glove 300, according to oneembodiment.

FIG. 3A is a functional view 350A of the fielding aid accessory 100 ofFIG. 1A secured onto the forearm 200 of the athlete 500 to securelyaffix a fielding glove 300, according to one embodiment. Particularly,FIG. 3A illustrates a fielding glove 300, and a mitt section 302,according to one embodiment.

The fielding glove 300 may be a padded protective covering for the handof the athlete 500 to assist in catching and/or fielding the ball object502. The fielding glove 300 may be securely affixed to the rectangulararcuate panel 102 when the second extension strap 106 is extendedthrough the center opening 304 and attached with the loop fastener 106B.The fielding glove 300 may be restrained from contracting when thefielding aid accessory 100 securely affixed with the fielding glove 300,according to one embodiment.

The fielding glove 300 may be extended open through extension of fingersof a hand of the athlete 500 to create more room for the ball object 502when the ball object 502 is thrown to the athlete 500. The fieldingglove 300 may be in a proper presentation to position the hand of theathlete 500 at the optimum angle 110 to efficiently field the ballobject 502 due to the design of the rectangular arcuate panel 102,according to one embodiment.

The mitt section 302 may be extended open to create more room for theball object 502 when the fielding aid accessory 100 securely affixedwith the fielding glove 300. The mitt section 302 may be restrained fromcontracting when the fielding aid accessory 100 securely affixed withthe fielding glove 300. The athlete 500 wearing the fielding glove 300securely affixed with the fielding aid accessory 100 may encompass theball object 502 in the mitt section 302 of the fielding glove 300. Thefielding aid accessory 100 may enable the fielding glove 300 to hit theball object 502 on the same spot (e.g., mitt section 302) every time tomake the transfer process quicker and easier, according to oneembodiment.

FIG. 3A shows the fielding glove 300 securely affixed to the rectangulararcuate panel 102 of the fielding aid accessory 100 secured onto theforearm 200 of the athlete 500. The fielding glove 300 securely affixesto the fielding aid accessory 100 to position the forearm 200 at theoptimum angle 110. The mitt section 302 of the fielding glove 300 isextended open to create room to efficiently field the ball object 502.The optimum angle 110 of the wrist and extended open mitt section 302enables the ball object 502 to hit on the same spot (e.g., mitt section302) every time to make the transfer process quicker and easier,according to one embodiment.

FIG. 3B is another functional view 350B of the fielding aid accessory100 of FIG. 1A illustrating the second extension strap 106 of therectangular arcuate panel 102 to secure the fielding glove 300 with therectangular arcuate panel 102, according to one embodiment.Particularly, FIG. 3B illustrates a center opening 304, and a wriststrap 306, according to one embodiment.

The center opening 304 of a fielding glove 300 may enable the secondextension strap 106 to extend through to securely affix the fieldingglove 300 to the rectangular arcuate panel 102. The wrist strap 306 maybe a fastening component of the fielding glove 300 to wrappably attachthe fielding glove 300 onto the wrist of the athlete 500. The wriststrap 306 may be wrapped around the second extension strap 106 tosecurely affix the fielding glove 300 to the rectangular arcuate panel102, according to one embodiment.

FIG. 3B shows the fielding glove 300 securely affixed to the rectangulararcuate panel 102 of the fielding aid accessory 100 secured onto theforearm 200 of the athlete 500. The second extension strap 106 of therectangular arcuate panel 102 extends over and through the centeropening 304 of the fielding glove 300 to securely affix the fieldingglove 300 to the rectangular arcuate panel 102. The second extensionstrap 106 wraps around the wrist strap 306 of the fielding glove 300 tosecurely affix the fielding glove 300 to the rectangular arcuate panel102, according to one embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an operation view 450 of the fielding aid accessory 100 ofFIG. 1A illustrating a sequential procedure of wearing the fielding aidaccessory 100 onto the forearm 200 of the athlete 500 to securely affixthe fielding glove 300, according to one embodiment.

FIG. 4 illustrates the number of operations between the forearm 200 ofthe athlete 500, the fielding aid accessory 100 and the fielding glove300. Particularly, circle ‘1’ of FIG. 4 illustrates the fingers of theathlete 500 being inserted through the retaining element 108 of thefielding aid accessory 100 to position the fielding aid accessory 100onto the forearm 200 of the athlete 500. The circle ‘2’ shows the secondextension strap 106 of the fielding aid accessory 100 being extendedthrough the center opening 304 of the fielding glove 300, according toone embodiment.

The circle ‘3’ shows the hook fastener 106A of the second extensionstrap 106 being secured with the loop fastener 106B of the secondextension strap 106 to the securely affix the fielding glove 300 to therectangular arcuate panel 102 of the fielding aid accessory 100. Thecircle ‘4’ shows the first hook strap 104B being wrappably attached withthe first loop strap 104A to secure the fielding aid accessory 100 ontothe forearm 200 of the athlete 500, according to one embodiment.

FIG. 5A is an application view 550A of the fielding aid accessory 100 ofFIG. 1A secured onto the forearm 200 and the fielding glove 300 of theathlete 500 to field a ground ball (e.g., ball object 502), according toone embodiment. Particularly, FIG. 5A illustrates an athlete 500, and aball object 502, according to one embodiment.

The athlete 500 may be a fielder who wishes to be in a desired fieldingposture to efficiently field the ball object 502. The athlete 500 maysecurely position the fingers through the retaining element 108 of therectangular arcuate panel 102 and wrappably attach the first strap(e.g., first hook strap 104B and first loop strap 104A) to secure thefielding aid accessory 100 onto the forearm 200 of the athlete 500. Theathlete 500 may securely affix the fielding aid accessory 100 with thefielding glove 300, according to one embodiment.

The athlete 500 wearing the fielding aid accessory 100 may have anappropriate fielding posture to efficiently field the ball object 502.The athlete 500 may hold the fielding aid accessory 100 in thefront-facing angle to enable the mitt section 302 of the fielding glove300 and/or the palm section 202 of the hand to encompass the ball object502. The athlete 500 may field the ball object 502 in the mitt section302 of the fielding glove 300 and/or the palm section 202 of the handwhen the ball object 502 is thrown to the athlete 500, according to oneembodiment.

The athlete 500 may be able to field the ground ball, the backhand ball,and/or the forehand ball when the fielding aid accessory 100 onto theforearm 200 securely affixed with the fielding glove 300. The ballobject 502 may be efficiently field by the athlete 500 in theappropriate fielding posture. The ball object 502 may be a racquetballball, a tennis ball, cricket ball, a softball, a, baseball etc. The ballobject 502 may be encompassed in the mitt section 302 of the fieldingglove 300 and/or the palm section 202 of the hand, according to oneembodiment.

FIG. 5A shows the athlete 500 wearing the fielding aid accessory 100(secured onto the forearm 200 of the athlete 500) securely affix to thefielding glove 300. The fielding aid accessory 100 secured onto theforearm 200 of the athlete 500 enables the athlete 500 to be in theproper fielding posture to efficiently field the ground ball (e.g., ballobject 502), according to one embodiment.

The fielding aid accessory 100 may enable the athlete 500 to positionthe hand, glove and/or wrist at the optimum angle 110 to field theground ball (e.g., ball object 502). The mitt section 302 of thefielding glove 300 is extended open to create room to efficiently fieldthe ground ball (e.g., ball object 502). The optimum angle 110 of thewrist and extended open mitt section 302 enables the ball object 502 tohit on the same spot (e.g., mitt section 302) every time, according toone embodiment.

FIG. 5B is another application view 550B of the fielding aid accessory100 of FIG. 1A secured onto the forearm 200 and the fielding glove 300of the athlete 500 to field the backhand ball (e.g., ball object 502),according to one embodiment.

FIG. 5B shows the athlete 500 wearing the fielding aid accessory 100(secured onto the forearm 200 of the athlete 500) securely affix to thefielding glove 300. The fielding aid accessory 100 secured onto theforearm 200 of the athlete 500 enables the athlete 500 to efficientlyfield the backhand ball (e.g., ball object 502). The fielding aidaccessory 100 may enable the athlete 500 to position the hand, gloveand/or wrist at the optimum angle 110 to field the backhand ball (e.g.,ball object 502). The fielding aid accessory 100 secured onto theforearm 200 of the athlete 500 restrains the mitt section 302 of thefielding glove 300 from contracting and extends open to create room toefficiently field the backhand ball (e.g., ball object 502), accordingto one embodiment.

An example embodiment will now be described. John Doe may be working asa trainer at ACME Baseball Academy. John may be training all ages ofstudents to develop their baseball skills to become better players. Johnmay be training his students to align themselves in proper body positionwhile fielding baseballs. John may have to spend more time with hisstudents in explaining and/or practicing with them to observe properpositioning of the forearm, wrist, and/or hand to efficiently fieldand/or catch the ball at different positions. John may be unable todedicate sufficient time for training his aspiring students inunderstanding the optimal position to hold their arm and hand positionwhen fielding balls. John may face difficulty while training hisstudents for correct body posture and/or forearm, wrist, and/or handpositioning for efficient fielding and/or catching the ball. Further, itmay be difficult for some students to biomechanically understand what itmeans to be in an ideal body position to field the ball. Fielding and/orcatching the ball with wrong body posture may physically harm players.Furthermore, misjudgment of speed and/or direction of the ball whilefielding may result in injuries to the students.

To overcome the problem and effectively train students in properlyfielding techniques, John may introduce the fielding aid accessory 100described in various embodiments of FIGS. 1-5 to his students. Thestudent (e.g., athlete 500) may be able to restrain their arm (e.g.,forearm 200) position when fielding balls (e.g., ball object 502) toself-realize the biomechanics of proper fielding by physical restraintof arm (e.g., forearm 200) movement by using the fielding aid accessory100 described in various embodiments of FIGS. 1-5. Therefore, John maysave time, improve his success rate with his students, and enable hisstudents to win more games. The students may develop into better playersfaster and avoid injuries thanks to the fielding aid accessory 100described in various embodiments of FIGS. 1-5.

The fielding aid accessory 100 described in various embodiments of FIGS.1-5 may enable the students to be in appropriate body posture toefficiently field the ball (e.g., ball object 502). The fielding aidaccessory 100 described in various embodiments of FIGS. 1-5 may enablethe students to simultaneously use proper hand, glove (e.g., fieldingglove 300) and/or wrist position to field the ball (e.g., ball object502). The fielding aid accessory 100 described in various embodiments ofFIGS. 1-5 may help the students to improve the timing and footwork tofield the ball (e.g., ball object 502). In addition, the fielding aidaccessory 100 described in various embodiments of FIGS. 1-5 may create amuscle memory in the forearm 200 of the students to consistently be inthe appropriate fielding position to field the ball (e.g., ball object502).

Although the present embodiments have been described with reference tospecific example embodiments, it will be evident that variousmodifications and changes may be made to these embodiments withoutdeparting from the broader spirit and scope of the various embodiments.

A number of embodiments have been described. Nevertheless, it will beunderstood that various modifications may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the claimed invention. In addition, the logicflows depicted in the figures do not require the particular order shown,or sequential order, to achieve desirable results. In addition, othersteps may be provided, or steps may be eliminated, from the describedflows, and other components may be added to, or removed from, thedescribed systems. Accordingly, other embodiments are within the scopeof the following claims.

It may be appreciated that the various systems, methods, and apparatusdisclosed herein may be embodied in a machine-readable medium and/or amachine accessible medium compatible with a data processing system(e.g., a computer system), and/or may be performed in any order.

The structures and modules in the figures may be shown as distinct andcommunicating with only a few specific structures and not others. Thestructures may be merged with each other, may perform overlappingfunctions, and may communicate with other structures not shown to beconnected in the figures. Accordingly, the specification and/or drawingsmay be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense.

1. A fielding aid accessory, comprising: a rectangular arcuate panelmade of a rigid membrane; a first loop strap anchored at a center of afirst side of the rectangular arcuate panel; a first hook strap anchoredat the center of the first side of the rectangular arcuate panel towrappably attach with the first loop strap to secure the fielding aidaccessory onto a forearm of an athlete; a second extension strapanchored on a second side of a top of the rectangular arcuate panel toextend over and through a center opening of a fielding glove to securelyaffix the fielding glove to the rectangular arcuate panel, wherein thesecond extension strap wraps around a wrist strap of the fielding gloveto secure a hook fastener of the second extension strap to a loopfastener positioned on an interior body of the rectangular arcuatepanel; and a retaining element anchored at a bottom side of therectangular arcuate panel to enable the athlete to securely position thefingers such that the retaining element encompasses the fingers of thehand when the fielding glove is securely affixed to the rectangulararcuate panel.
 2. The fielding aid accessory of claim 1, wherein thefielding aid accessory to hold the fielding aid accessory in afront-facing angle such that a mitt section of the fielding glove tomore often encompass a ball object when the ball object is thrown at theathlete wearing the fielding aid accessory and the fielding glove isextended open through extension of fingers of a hand of the athlete whenthe ball object is thrown to the athlete.
 3. The fielding aid accessoryof claim 1, wherein the fielding aid accessory to ensure an appropriatefielding posture of the athlete wearing the fielding aid accessory byholding the fielding aid accessory in the front-facing angle of the mittsection of the fielding glove when the ball object is thrown at theathlete wearing the fielding aid accessory.
 4. The fielding aidaccessory of claim 1, wherein the fielding aid accessory to restrain thefielding glove from contracting such that the fielding glove to remainopen through extension of fingers to create more room for the ballobject to be captured by the athlete in the mitt section of the fieldingglove when the ball object is thrown to the athlete.
 5. The fielding aidaccessory of claim 1, wherein the rectangular arcuate panel of thefielding aid accessory is designed to hold the fielding glove in aproper glove presentation to appropriately field the ball object.
 6. Thefielding aid accessory of claim 1, wherein the first strap is at leastone of a hook and a loop fastener.
 7. The fielding aid accessory ofclaim 1, wherein the second extension strap is at least one of a hookand loop fasteners.
 8. The fielding aid accessory of claim 1, whereinthe retaining element is an elastic cord.
 9. A fielding aid equipment,comprising: a rigid rectangular center segment enfolded by a protectivemembrane; a first loop extension anchored at a center of a first side ofthe rigid rectangular center segment; a first hook extension anchored ata center of a first side of the rigid rectangular center segment,wherein a hook fastener of the first hook extension positioned at abottom side of the rigid rectangular center segment to wrappably attachwith the first loop extension to secure the fielding aid equipmentdirectly onto a forearm of an athlete; and a retaining element anchoredat the bottom side of the rigid rectangular center segment to define aspace to allow the athlete to securely position the fingers of a hand byencompassing the fingers inside the retaining element.
 10. The fieldingaid equipment of claim 9, wherein the fielding aid equipment to hold thefielding aid equipment in a front-facing angle such that a palm sectionof the athlete to more often encompass a ball object when the ballobject is thrown at the athlete wearing the fielding aid accessory andthe palm section is extended open through extension of fingers of thehand of the athlete when the ball object is thrown to the athlete. 11.The fielding aid equipment of claim 9, wherein the fielding aidequipment to ensure an appropriate fielding posture of the athletewearing the fielding aid equipment by holding the fielding aid equipmentin the front-facing angle of the palm section of the hand when the ballobject is thrown at the athlete wearing the fielding aid equipment. 12.The fielding aid equipment of claim 9, wherein the fielding aidequipment to restrain the palm section from contracting such that thepalm section to remain open through extension of fingers to create moreroom for the ball object to be captured by the athlete in the palmsection when the ball object is thrown to the athlete.
 13. The fieldingaid equipment of claim 9, wherein the rigid rectangular center segmentof the fielding aid equipment is designed to position the forearm at anoptimum angle to efficiently field the ball object thrown at the athletewearing the fielding aid equipment.
 14. The fielding aid equipment ofclaim 9, wherein the fielding aid equipment to enforce the wrist and thepalm section of the forearm in an open state to enable appropriatefielding of the ball object thrown at the athlete wearing the fieldingaid equipment.
 15. A method of wearing a fielding aid accessory tosecurely affix a fielding glove on a forearm of an athlete comprising:positioning the fingers of the athlete through a space of a retainingelement anchored at a bottom side of a rectangular arcuate panel of thefielding aid accessory; extending a second extension strap anchored on asecond side of a top of the rectangular arcuate panel through a centeropening of the fielding glove; fastening a second hook strap of thesecond extension strap to a second loop strap positioned on an interiorbody of the rectangular arcuate panel to wrap around a wrist strap ofthe fielding glove and secure with the fielding aid accessory; andfastening a first hook strap anchored at a center of a first side of therectangular arcuate panel to wrappably attach with the first loop strapto secure the fielding aid accessory on the forearm of the athlete. 16.The method of the fielding aid accessory of claim 15 further comprising:holding the fielding aid accessory in a front-facing angle such that amitt section of the fielding glove to more often encompass a ball objectwhen the ball object is thrown at the athlete wearing the fielding aidaccessory and the fielding glove is extended opened through extension offingers of a hand of the athlete when the ball object is thrown to theathlete.
 17. The method of the fielding aid accessory of claim 15further comprising: ensuring an appropriate fielding posture of theathlete wearing the fielding aid accessory by holding the fielding aidaccessory in the front-facing angle of the mitt section of the fieldingglove when the ball object is thrown at the athlete wearing the fieldingaid accessory.
 18. The method of the fielding aid accessory of claim 15further comprising: restraining the fielding glove from contracting suchthat the fielding glove to remain open to create more room for the ballobject to be captured by the athlete in the mitt section of the fieldingglove when the ball object is thrown to the athlete.
 19. The method ofthe fielding aid accessory of claim 15 further comprising: creating amuscle memory in the forearm of the athlete by restraining the fieldingglove from contracting.
 20. The method of the fielding aid accessory ofclaim 15 further comprising: enforcing the wrist and the mitt section ofthe fielding glove to remain in an open state to enable appropriatefielding of the ball object thrown at the athlete wearing the fieldingaid equipment.